ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Job opening: Post-doctoral Researcher with the ERC MARIPOLDATA
The Post–Doctoral researcher will have a background in Political Science, the Social Study of Science, Environmental Studies, Sociology, Human Geography or related field with an expertise in science–policy interrelations, environmental expertise, or scientific advice. He/She will work on MARIPOLDATA ́s four work packages, contributing to the project aims and the synthesis of preliminary research findings. The successful candidate is expected to work with and triangulate data collected through ethnography, bibliometrics, and oral history. He/She will coordinate data analysis and collective writing processes using different types of data.
Expecting Starting date: Beginning of January 2022 at the earliest
Deadline for application: Applications should be sent electronically to maripoldata.erc@univie.ac.at by 31.10.2021.
More information about the vacancy here.
Downloadable PDF with more info here.
New publication by the MARIPOLDATA team in Global Environmental Politics
Marine Biodiversity Negotiations During COVID-19: A New Role for Digital Diplomacy?
Measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic have indefinitely postponed in-person formal international negotiations for a new legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ). As a result, online initiatives have emerged to keep informal dialogue ongoing among both state and nonstate actors. To continue our research on the BBNJ process, we adapted our methodology and conducted a survey in May 2020 exploring the impact of COVID-19 on respondents’ BBNJ-related work and communication.
Read the research note here
EVENTS:
Our virtual Ocean Seminar Series starts again!
First seminar: Narratives of Deep-Sea Mining with Pradeep Arjan Singh
Date: September 29, 2021
Time: 17:00-18:30 (CEST)
More information…
IN THE MEDIA:
Video portrait about Alice Vadrot in Studio 2 (ORF)
“Politikwissenschafterin zum Schutz der Artenvielfalt”
Studio 2, 20.09.2021 (in German) here
Interview from Alice Vadrot in Die Presse
“Es gibt Konflikte, wer den Ozean wissenschaftlich abbilden kann”
Politikwissenschaftlerin Alice Vadrot über die größten Bedrohungen der Ozeane – und die Versuche, sie zu retten.
Die Presse, 13.08.2021 (in German) here
